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Båtsfjord (Northern Sami: Báhcavuotna) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Båtsfjord. It is the only settlement in the municipality. Båtsfjord Airport is a new, modern airport, located just outside Båtsfjord village. The Hurtigruten coastal express ferry also has regularly-scheduled stops in Båtsfjord village.
Historically, there were many other villages in the municipality, but they have been abandoned over the years. Some of these villages include Hamningberg (abandoned in 1964), Makkaur (abandoned in the 1950s), Sandfjord/Ytre Syltefjord (abandoned in 1946), Hamna (abandoned around 1950), and Nordfjord (abandoned in 1989).
Vardø Municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt), encompassing the northeastern part of the Varanger Peninsula. In 1839, to comply with the formannskapsdistrikt law, the rural parts of the municipality, outside of the island/town of Vardø, were separated to form the new municipality of Vardø landdistrikt. Initially, Vardø landdistrikt had a population of 245. The new municipality was too small to be an official self-governing municipality, and it was not until 22 May 1868 when a royal resolution was passed that officially declared it a self-governing municipality. On 1 January 1874, a small part of Vardø landdistrikt (population: 48) was transferred to the town of Vardø. On 1 January 1955, the name was changed to Båtsfjord. On 1 January 1964, the eastern fourth of Båtsfjord (population: 621) was transferred to the neighboring Vardø Municipality.
Båtsfjord is the administrative centre of Båtsfjord Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The fishing village is located along the 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) long Båtsfjorden, an inlet from the Barents Sea, along the northern coast of the Varanger Peninsula. The village sits at the northern end of Norwegian County Road 891. The Båtsfjord Airport lies just south of the village. The Hurtigruten coastal express has regular stops at Båtsfjord.
The 1.49-square-kilometre (370-acre) village has a population (2013) of 2,133; which gives the village a population density of 1,432 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,710/sq mi). The village is home to about 99% of all the residents in the entire municipality (there are 2,089 residents in Båtsfjord Municipality in 2012).
Båtsfjord is one of the biggest fishing ports in Finnmark county with around 10,000 boat arrivals each year. The village also has a number of facilities for fish processing. Historically, there were three whaling stations in Båtsfjord too, but they are no longer in operation. Båtsfjord has shopping facilities, a post office, a school, and Båtsfjord Church.
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I had an unbelievable day trip today – from Austertana up to the twin fishing villages of Norway's distant Varanger Peninsula, Båtsfjord and Berlevåg. I call them "the killer B's". I did no research about either town before leaving, because there was no wifi in my room. I planned out the trip with my paper road map and off we went – without even having had coffee. (Definitely something to rectify, if we could ever find coffee to buy in this remote land.) Both villages were stunning, and the drive itself was at least as impressive. For a remote and treeless moonscape of an Arctic drive, there sure were a lot of things to pull over and experience along the way – meadow walks and wild rivers and stately lighthouses and majestic rocky outcroppings. A superb day on the road in the beautiful an...
This frightening road is often a FORMIDABLE challenge during winter. An opening in the weather gave me the opportunity to drive over this intimidating mountain pass out and thus reach the remote fishing village of Båtsfjord, Norway. The place is located at the very north of Norway and is a very remote destination.
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Din Tur - Norway nature travel - Seafishing destination - Båtsfjord brygge
Fiskerihovedstaden Båtsfjord
Die Varanger Halbinsel in der östlichen Finnmark (Norwegen) ist ein Garant für außergewöhnlich gutes Meeresfischen auf Heilbutt & Co..
My holiday in North of Norway 2020 by car with a friend. This is the first part of 3, and in this part you can see Båtsfjord, and Syltefjord with local attractions. Watch part 2 here: https://youtu.be/hj7hza9DuCg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/arcticexploring INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/arcticexploring TWITTER: https://twitter.com/arcticexploring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #arcticnorway
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Båtsfjord (Northern Sami: Báhcavuotna) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Båtsfjord. It is the only settlement in the municipality. Båtsfjord Airport is a new, modern airport, located just outside Båtsfjord village. The Hurtigruten coastal express ferry also has regularly-scheduled stops in Båtsfjord village.
Historically, there were many other villages in the municipality, but they have been abandoned over the years. Some of these villages include Hamningberg (abandoned in 1964), Makkaur (abandoned in the 1950s), Sandfjord/Ytre Syltefjord (abandoned in 1946), Hamna (abandoned around 1950), and Nordfjord (abandoned in 1989).
Vardø Municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt), encompassing the northeastern part of the Varanger Peninsula. In 1839, to comply with the formannskapsdistrikt law, the rural parts of the municipality, outside of the island/town of Vardø, were separated to form the new municipality of Vardø landdistrikt. Initially, Vardø landdistrikt had a population of 245. The new municipality was too small to be an official self-governing municipality, and it was not until 22 May 1868 when a royal resolution was passed that officially declared it a self-governing municipality. On 1 January 1874, a small part of Vardø landdistrikt (population: 48) was transferred to the town of Vardø. On 1 January 1955, the name was changed to Båtsfjord. On 1 January 1964, the eastern fourth of Båtsfjord (population: 621) was transferred to the neighboring Vardø Municipality.